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Renewal Parties

Is there any better way to get your community residents to re-sign their leases than over a cup of warm coffee and a grilled cheese bar? We bet there isn’t! If you’re looking to get residents to renew their lease agreements, we suggest dedicating a mouthwateringly enticing event to the task. This way, your community residents will be able to socialize with each other, have fun, and renew their agreements in a laid-back, hassle-free, yet systematic way! Inform Your Residents Be sure to inform all the residents about the event by sending in notices or texts well beforehand so that they can make themselves available. If you schedule the event during a holiday or local school break, it may also be a good idea to invite the residents and...

Keep your residents active and engaged with a Don’t “Dessert” Us renewal party! Community events are a great way to show residents you appreciate them. They’re also a good time to encourage residents to resign their leases as well! With this event, get residents to resign for an additional year by giving them a fun reason to get together over the holiday season. There are a few different activities you can organize to make this event a ginger snapping success! Dessert bar Image source: Pixabay Put together all the favorites; cakes, cookies, holiday-themed candies, cupcakes, or even ice cream with toppings and sprinkles! Make your own sundae bar Speaking...

Hosting events in your community it good clean fun. It also helps increase resident retention. With events, residents begin to see you not just as a landlord or apartment manager, but as a community builder as well. Boost Occupancy and Raise Retention Rates A talent show event can help improve occupancy rates and retention by: Scheduling a specific time a time and place to gather in your community (like community clubhouses and outdoor spaces). This encourages residents to visit and get to know one another. Allowing residents to get to know the neighbors and feel more comfortable in their community provides an extra sense of safety and security (neighborhood watch). Events help you see your community and interact with them, and be seen as well – this gives you a chance...

Resident Retention is just as important, if not more, to a property’s success as marketing and leasing! This week’s Resident Event is a fun spin on lease renewals! Create a fun little flyer to include with your renewal offers which has the title, “Don’t Dessert Us” which is a fun play on words between dessert and desert. Include images such as an ice cream sundae, cookies, or pies. The event itself will be a renewal party with dessert served! You can keep your office open for a few extra hours during the week and invite your residents to come sign their new lease and have dessert with you! You could serve cake, ice cream, cookies, brownies, and more. Your residents will appreciate your effort to stay open...

We know that several residents can’t make it to the office during business hours to sign their renewal. Pick a day out of the week to stay a few hours after and have leases printed and ready to sign along with some refreshments of your choice. For residents signing a 9 month lease have them draw for a free carpet cleaning, an accent wall painted if they provide the paint or even a small discount off rent the first month of the new lease. For residents signing a 12 month lease have them draw for new countertops, or you can offer minor upgrades, which will still make a big impact: installing or upgrading ceiling fans, or replacing old blinds with new ones. Not only will you recoup some of the cost through increased rent, but when residents do eventually move out, the market...